Intensive care bedside devices “do not adequately support” the information needs of nurses and may affect error rates, according to a German study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

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Whether patients follow advice given them by nurse-led telephone triage services depends on a range of factors, including how strongly a nurse emphasises its importance, according to a study by the University of Alberta.

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